2005 poster for Academy Award winning film, Tsotsis
A street thug, gangster or urban criminal. The term is based on a watered down version of Sesotho word "tsotsa", which means to dress flashy. Back in the 1940s they wore zoot suit and the gun and knife ruled the nights.

Tsotsi 2005 poster for Academy Award winning film, Tsotsis
A street thug, gangster or urban criminal. The term is based on a watered down version of Sesotho word "tsotsa", which means to dress flashy. Back in the 1940s they wore zoot suit and the gun and knife ruled the nights.